My review of 40 Questions about Calvinism (Kregel Academic, 2019), by Shawn D. Wright, has just been published in the Journal of the Grace Evangelical Society (Spring 2021, pp. 101-103). I conclude in the review: “Although the other books in the ”40 Questions” series that I have seen are generally valuable books, 40 Questions about Calvinism is not one of them. I do not recommend it.” The other books in the series can be seen here.
The newest commentary on Revelation, and one that is actually worth having, is the volume on Revelation by Buist Fanning, senior professor emeritus of New Testament studies at Dallas Theological Seminary, in the Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament series. I reviewed the book earlier this year for the Journal of Dispensational Theology (Spring 2021, pp. 101-106). I need to point out two typos in the review. The first, which is my fault (although the copy editor should have seen it), is “off-outting” for “off-putting” on the last page. The second, which was introduced by the copy editor, is “recommend” for “recommended,” also on the last page. The biblical books in this series that have not been released yet are 2 Corinthians, Philippians, Pastoral Epistles, Hebrews, 1 & 2 Peter, and Jude. I previously reviewed for the same journal (Winter, 2015, pp. 300-303) the volume on 1 and 2 Thessalonians by Gary Shogren. Although I said in my review that the book was “important to anyone focusing in some way on 1 & 2 Thessalonians,” the book does fall short because the author is not a premillennialist. I have not looked at any of the volumes in the companion series on the Old Testament.
In addition to my review of Dave Hunt’s book mentioned in the previous post, I have reviewed 11 other books on the subject of Calvinism:
Debating Calvinism: Five Points, Two Views, Dave Hunt and James R. White (Multnomah Publishers, 2004).
Beyond Calvinism and Arminianism: An Inductive Mediate Theology of Salvation, C. Gordon Olson (Global Gospel Publishers, 2002).
Grace, Faith, Free Will; Contrasting Views of Salvation: Calvinism & Arminianism, Robert E. Picirilli (Randall House Publications, 2002).
Why I Am Not an Arminian, Robert A. Peterson and Michael D. Williams (InterVarsity Press, 2004).
Why I Am Not a Calvinist, Jerry L. Walls and Joseph R. Dongell (InterVarsity Press, 2004).
The Potter’s Freedom, James R. White (Calvary Press Publishing, 2000).
The Calvinism Debate, David W. Cloud (Way of Life Literature, 2006).
Does God Lie? Faith then Elect or Elect then Faith, Melvin R. Nelson (Xulon Press, 2007).
The Writings of John Calvin: An Introductory Guide, exp. ed., Wulfert de Greef (Westminster John Knox Press, 2008).
For Calvinism, Michael Horton (Zondervan, 2011).
Against Calvinism, Roger Olson (Zondervan, 2011).